{"id":92891,"date":"2025-11-17T15:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/?p=92891"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:58:46","slug":"bsc-fusion-group-joins-fusion-panel-at-cleantech-forum-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/bsc-fusion-group-joins-fusion-panel-at-cleantech-forum-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"BSC Fusion Group Joins Fusion Panel at Cleantech Forum Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_92919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92919\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92919\" src=\"http:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54921018818_fc6933c2b1_o-e1763390940184-400x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54921018818_fc6933c2b1_o-e1763390940184-400x235.jpg 400w, https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54921018818_fc6933c2b1_o-e1763390940184-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54921018818_fc6933c2b1_o-e1763390940184-1536x904.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54921018818_fc6933c2b1_o-e1763390940184.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The session \u201cIntegrating Fusion into the EU Energy Roadmap\u201d is starting at the Cleantech Forum Europe 2025 in Sitges, Spain with the introduction by the session organizer Zainab Gilani.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"812\">On 12 November 2025, BSC\u2019s Fusion Group participated in a high-level panel discussion at the <a href=\"https:\/\/cleantech.com\/event\/cleantech-forum-europe\/\"><strong data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"582\">Cleantech Forum Europe 2025<\/strong><\/a> in Sitges, Spain. The session, titled <em data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"671\">\u201cIntegrating Fusion into the EU Energy Roadmap,\u201d<\/em> brought together leading voices from research, industry, and policy to discuss Europe\u2019s evolving role in the global fusion energy landscape.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"1032\">The panel was moderated by <strong data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"858\">Zainab Gilani<\/strong> (Cleantech Group) and included <strong data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"909\">Mervi Mantsinen<\/strong> (Barcelona Supercomputing Center), <strong data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"966\">Richard Kembleton<\/strong> (Gauss Fusion), and <strong data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1011\">Pierre-Yves Chaffard<\/strong> (Fusion for Energy).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1099\"><strong data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1099\">Strong interest in fusion across the cleantech community<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1480\">Fusion attracted significant attention among Forum participants, many of whom come from the energy, climate tech, industrial manufacturing, and investment communities. This reflects a clear trend: fusion is increasingly recognised not only as a long-term clean energy solution, but as an important driver for innovation across materials science, manufacturing, computing, and AI.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92917\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92917\" src=\"http:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54921112660_0e10a142e1_o-e1763390846331-400x255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54921112660_0e10a142e1_o-e1763390846331-400x255.jpg 400w, https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54921112660_0e10a142e1_o-e1763390846331-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54921112660_0e10a142e1_o-e1763390846331-1536x981.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54921112660_0e10a142e1_o-e1763390846331.jpg 1597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panel members during the Fusion session at Cleantech Forum Europe 2025, with speakers sharing insights on Europe\u2019s fusion landscape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1556\"><strong data-start=\"1485\" data-end=\"1556\">Topics of discussion: Europe\u2019s strengths and emerging opportunities<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1596\">The panel explored several key themes:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1640\"><strong data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1640\">1) Europe\u2019s unique position in fusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1641\" data-end=\"1694\">Europe benefits from a rare combination of strengths:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li data-start=\"1697\" data-end=\"1806\">Decades of world-leading research at facilities such as <strong data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1760\">JET<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1779\">ASDEX Upgrade<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"1804\">Wendelstein 7-X<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1809\" data-end=\"1916\">The world\u2019s largest collaborative fusion project, <strong data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1867\">ITER<\/strong>, with a highly capable industrial supply chain<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1919\" data-end=\"2020\">A growing ecosystem of private fusion companies such as <strong data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"1991\">Gauss Fusion<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1996\" data-end=\"2018\">Renaissance Fusion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2023\" data-end=\"2140\">A coordinated research framework via <strong data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2074\">EUROfusion<\/strong>, supported by advanced computing infrastructures like <strong data-start=\"2129\" data-end=\"2140\">EuroHPC<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2142\" data-end=\"2304\">This places Europe in a strong position to shape the future of fusion energy \u2014 provided that scientific, industrial, and investment communities work hand in hand.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2306\" data-end=\"2372\"><strong data-start=\"2310\" data-end=\"2372\">2) Digital acceleration: HPC, AI and multiphysics simulations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2373\" data-end=\"2542\">A central point of the discussion was the accelerating role of <strong data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2472\">high-performance computing (HPC)<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2474\" data-end=\"2480\">AI<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"2486\" data-end=\"2512\">multiphysics modelling<\/strong> in advancing fusion research.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2653\">Dr. Mantsinen highlighted that modern fusion development is increasingly a <strong data-start=\"2619\" data-end=\"2652\">digital engineering challenge<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"2769\">AI-assisted plasma control is already being tested at existing tokamaks to predict and mitigate instabilities.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2772\" data-end=\"2886\">Machine learning is accelerating analysis of large experimental datasets and helping optimise heating scenarios.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2889\" data-end=\"3038\">Digital twins are emerging as a pathway to test reactor designs, optimise performance, and reduce the cost and risk of future demonstration plants.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3041\" data-end=\"3213\">Advanced simulations allow scientists to model plasma behaviour, energetic particle dynamics, and material responses under extreme conditions before experimental execution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3215\" data-end=\"3342\">These capabilities significantly shorten development cycles and help de-risk future large-scale projects such as ITER and DEMO.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3344\" data-end=\"3404\"><strong data-start=\"3348\" data-end=\"3404\">3) Key challenges and the role of enabling technologies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"3510\">The panel also discussed cross-cutting challenges that require collaboration beyond the fusion community:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li data-start=\"3513\" data-end=\"3588\"><strong data-start=\"3513\" data-end=\"3555\">High-temperature superconductors (HTS)<\/strong> for compact high-field magnets<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3591\" data-end=\"3658\"><strong data-start=\"3591\" data-end=\"3613\">Advanced materials<\/strong> to withstand neutron loads and heat fluxes<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3591\" data-end=\"3658\"><strong data-start=\"3661\" data-end=\"3689\">Manufacturing innovation<\/strong>, including precision machining, robotics, and additive manufacturing<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3591\" data-end=\"3658\"><strong data-start=\"3763\" data-end=\"3794\">Long-term investment models<\/strong> suited to complex, multi-decadal energy technologies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3851\" data-end=\"3973\">These enabling technologies represent significant opportunities for European industry and investors over the coming years.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3975\" data-end=\"4027\"><strong data-start=\"3979\" data-end=\"4027\">4) Collaboration across disciplines and sectors<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4028\" data-end=\"4127\">All panelists emphasized that the next phase of fusion development depends on strong collaboration:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li data-start=\"4130\" data-end=\"4187\">Between <strong data-start=\"4138\" data-end=\"4185\">research institutions and private companies<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4190\" data-end=\"4248\">Across <strong data-start=\"4197\" data-end=\"4246\">computing, materials science, and engineering<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4251\" data-end=\"4291\">Between <strong data-start=\"4259\" data-end=\"4291\">European and global partners<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4293\" data-end=\"4487\">At BSC, the Fusion Group contributes to this through the <strong data-start=\"4350\" data-end=\"4387\">EUROfusion Advanced Computing Hub<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"4393\" data-end=\"4414\">FusionCAT project<\/strong>, and active collaborations with ITER and other international programmes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92918\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92918\" src=\"http:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54920808176_fb233a2a11_o-e1763390897793-400x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54920808176_fb233a2a11_o-e1763390897793-400x219.jpg 400w, https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54920808176_fb233a2a11_o-e1763390897793-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54920808176_fb233a2a11_o-e1763390897793-1536x839.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fusion.bsc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/54920808176_fb233a2a11_o-e1763390897793.jpg 1927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Audience members following the discussion and contributing questions during the Fusion panel at Cleantech Forum Europe 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4489\" data-end=\"4509\"><strong data-start=\"4492\" data-end=\"4509\">Looking ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4511\" data-end=\"4814\">The enthusiastic response from Cleantech Forum participants indicates a growing recognition that fusion is not only a scientific challenge, but a broader innovation ecosystem where Europe can lead globally, combining scientific excellence with industrial capability and advanced digital infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4816\" data-end=\"5113\">We thank Cleantech Group for the invitation and for creating a platform that brings fusion into the wider cleantech dialogue. We look forward to continued collaboration with European and international partners as fusion moves closer to becoming a scalable, reliable energy source for the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 12 November 2025, BSC\u2019s Fusion Group participated in a high-level panel discussion at the Cleantech Forum Europe 2025 in Sitges, Spain. The session, titled \u201cIntegrating Fusion into the EU Energy Roadmap,\u201d brought together leading voices from research, industry, and policy to discuss Europe\u2019s evolving role in the global fusion energy landscape. 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